Years ago, when the Aussies were beating anyone and everyone who played them in test matches, England were a sorry lot. They picked players in the hope that they would perform. A player would be selected for a match only to be dropped the next one, without any reason. Even captains were not spared - the English team resembled the tube stations that dot all across the country - players going in and...
After both the teams were very defensive at the Gabba in Brisbane, everyone wanted the Adelaide test to be better. With a cracking flat track, most thought winning the toss could be crucial.As it turns out, it wasn’t. Ricky Ponting won the toss and the batsmen didn’t deliver much to the disappointment of aussie supporters like myself.
They got off to the worst start in 60 years when ...
Okay, saying England is half as good as Australia is an exageration. After all, Australia only lost 6 wickets to England’s 19. So mathematically, England were only slightly better than 30% of Australia’s effort. Let’s be generous and round it up to 33%. England are a third as good as Australia.
Still, I am gutted we didn’t get the win. A 1-nil scorecard would’ve been ...
Marcus North has ridiculed talk he could be Ricky Ponting’s successor as Australia captain. “I know it’s an Ashes summer, but there’s got to be better stuff to write about,” said the Western Australia batsman. North, who will captain Western Australia in their warm up match against England, woke up to speculative reports that vice-captain [...]
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